thumb|250px|[[Naworth Castle in Cumbria]]

thumb|250px|[[Castle Howard in North Yorkshire, the former seat of the Howard Earls of Carlisle]]

Earl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England.

History

The first creation came in 1322, when Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay, was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliament as Lord Harclay (or Lord Harcla) in 1321. However, Lord Carlisle was executed for treason in 1323, with his titles forfeited.

The second creation came in 1622, when James Hay, 1st Viscount Doncaster, was made Earl of Carlisle. He was a great favourite of James I and had already been created Lord Hay in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606, as well as Baron Hay, of Sawley in the County of York, and Viscount Doncaster in 1618. The latter titles were in the Peerage of England. Lord Carlisle was the member of a junior branch of the Hay family, headed by the Earl of Erroll. He was succeeded by his second but only surviving son, the second Earl. In 1637, he also succeeded his maternal grandfather, Charles Goring, 2nd Earl of Norwich, as second Baron Denny (a title created by writ in 1604; see Earl of Norwich). However, Carlisle was childless and on his death in 1660, all the titles became extinct.

  • (7) Merlin Jasper Geoffrey Howard (born 2002)
  • (8) Hon. Anthony Michael Geoffrey Howard (born 1958)
  • Major Hon. Frederick Howard (1785–1815)
  • Frederick John Howard (1814–1897)
  • Alfred John Howard (1848–1916)
  • William Gilbert Howard (1877–1960)
  • Frederick Henry Howard (1915–2000)
  • male issue in succession
  • John William Howard (1917–1988)
  • male issue in succession
  • Mark Alfred Howard (1919–1999)
  • male issue in succession

The Earls of Carlisle are distantly in line to succeed to the Dukedom of Norfolk, as descendants of Lord William Howard.

See also

  • Earl of Erroll
  • Duke of Norfolk
  • Lord Ruthven of Freeland
  • Earl of Effingham
  • Baron Howard de Walden
  • Earl of Suffolk (1603 creation)
  • Earl of Berkshire (1626 creation)
  • Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent
  • Baron Howard of Penrith
  • Baron Howard of Escrick
  • Baron Lanerton
  • Baron Stafford (1640 creation)

References

  • Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.